No Chick-Fil-A in June

[Hawkmoon]

Turns out Tuesday evening is the monthly meeting of my state's gun rights organization. I plan to attend, and with a minor detour I can take a route that goes past one of the few Chick-fil-As in my state. So I guess I know what I'm having for supper on Tuesday evening.

[AmbulanceDriver]

Went to grab some grub near Chick-fil-a last Saturday... They had a line of cars out of the parking lot and down the street. Was wondering what was going on.... Will have to swing through sometime this month.

[Firethorn]

No restaurants in my areas, but I ate there weekly while at my parents. 

Now, I like popeye's spicy chicken and can't stand KFC anymore, but I love Chick's spicy grilled chicken. 

[Scout26]

Went to grab some grub near Chick-fil-a last Saturday... They had a line of cars out of the parking lot and down the street. Was wondering what was going on.... Will have to swing through sometime this month.

Here's what was going on.....They were open.

[K Frame]

Cough*diet*Cough

I didn't say it was going to. I said it could.

And, as long as I plan for it and count it, I can have it. But I'm not going to spin in a full day's calories in one drink

[p12]

I've eaten at Jesus Chicken a couple of times.

Meh.

I like their political stand, but their chicken is run of the mill to me.

Next time try their grilled club. Skinless with bacon. You have to add mayo or mustard to your liking. They come dry. Damn good. IMHO



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[KD5NRH]

And, as long as I plan for it and count it, I can have it. But I'm not going to spin in a full day's calories in one drink

Bike to CFA.

A couple towns over.

While carrying a week's worth of camping gear.

Serious touring cyclists can burn well over 8000 calories a day on major climbs.  All those "cycling burns x calories per mile" claims assume you're on a dead flat road with no wind, and not carrying 40-100 pounds of extra weight.  I can't keep up with the racers that are counting grams every time they make a change to their bikes, but throw my regular commute load on one of them and they'll drop out in a couple miles, and that's not even a quarter of what I did 73 miles with to test out the trailer.  (Granted, counting an hour nap in the heat of the day, and another hour recovering from what was likely a near miss with heatstroke, it took me literally all day to do it - started about an hour before sunrise to beat some of the heat, and needed my lights for about 20 minutes at the end - but it was a longer-than-usual day's ride by loaded touring standards to make sure I could cross some of the bigger gaps between Texas towns.)

[K Frame]

How about I just not go to Jesus Chicken at all?

[Ben]

How about I just not go to Jesus Chicken at all?

Heathen.

 

[Scout26]

How about I just not go to Jesus Chicken at all?

Nah, just walk to one in Pennsylvania with a 70 lbs of rocks in rucksack on your back.  Then you can have the small peach shake.  If you do the walk with 100 lbs in your ruck, you can have a medium.  

If you want a large shake, you'll also have to carry two kitty litter buckets filled with rocks.

 

[Perd Hapley]

Heathen.

 

You know what kinda guys don't go to Chick-Fil-A, right? Right? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, know what I mean, know what I mean?

[K Frame]

You know what kinda guys don't go to Chick-Fil-A, right? Right? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, know what I mean, know what I mean?

Yeah, guys who:

A. Aren't that impressed with their chicken.

B. Don't buy the Jesus Chicken Posturing bullshit from the right any more than they buy the Hateful, Intolerant Christboys bullshit from the left.

C. Are better cooks than the vaguely minimum wage counter monkeys.

[Perd Hapley]

Yeah, guys who:

A. Aren't that impressed with their chicken.

B. Don't buy the Jesus Chicken Posturing bullshit from the right any more than they buy the Hateful, Intolerant Christboys bullshit from the left.

C. Are better cooks than the vaguely minimum wage counter monkeys.

You do protest rather flamboyantly. 

[MechAg94]

I would just say this about the CFA stores I have been to:
1.  They are not understaffed.
2.  The employees are generally better dressed and better behaved.
3.  The stores are cleaner than most.
4.  They generally get orders out in a reasonable time considering how busy they are. 
5.  The only Christian stuff I have ever heard directly from them is about staying closed on Sunday.  IMO, the secondary benefit is they probably get the best store managers as ALL fast food managers love having one guaranteed day off each week. 
6.  IMO, it is the Left that makes the Christian thing seem a whole lot bigger than it actually is.  Their constant noise about it is what polarizes the whole thing.  Just the idea that some leftist would drive up to a drive-thru window to lecture a fast food worker is just insane. 

[Scout26]

The employees are also much better paid then other fast food workers.   So they hire the cream of the crop.

[TechMan]

I would just say this about the CFA stores I have been to:
1.  They are not understaffed.
2.  The employees are generally better dressed and better behaved.
3.  The stores are cleaner than most.
4.  They generally get orders out in a reasonable time considering how busy they are.  
5.  The only Christian stuff I have ever heard directly from them is about staying closed on Sunday.  IMO, the secondary benefit is they probably get the best store managers as ALL fast food managers love having one guaranteed day off each week.  
6.  IMO, it is the Left that makes the Christian thing seem a whole lot bigger than it actually is.  Their constant noise about it is what polarizes the whole thing.  Just the idea that some leftist would drive up to a drive-thru window to lecture a fast food worker is just insane.  

On top of that CFA only allows the franchisee to own 1 store, in very, very rare instances does it allow them to own more than one.

https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jun/07/chick-fil-a-franchise-more-difficult-to-get-into-than-harvard/

ETA:

Carrie Kurlander, vice president of public relations for Chick-Fil-A, said the Georgia-based chain receives more than 40,000 inquires per year from people interested in becoming restaurant operators (the company’s term for “franchisee”). After filling out an initial “expression of interest” online, they complete a formal, written application. From there, the company conducts a series of recorded, live video and in-person interviews with applicants, taking past business experience and leadership skills into consideration.

The chain opens 100 to 115 new restaurants a year, Kurlander said, and operators typically run one restaurant each. The company runs more than 2,200 restaurants in 47 states, and the average restaurant makes more than $4 million in annual sales.

Again: that’s 40,000 people who hope to become operators, and roughly 100 to 115 who make it through. To compare, of Harvard’s 42,749 applicants for the school’s incoming freshman class, it admitted 1,962.

“We are very intentional with our selection process as we believe this model is the key to ensuring our customers receive the best care and experience possible,” Kurlander said.

Operators pay an initial $10,000 fee to be “granted the rights necessary to operate a franchised Chick-fil-A,” according to the company website. That’s compared to other fast-food chains where franchisees can invest hundreds of thousands, even millions, of dollars to open a restaurant, industry experts said.

Still, when they’re approved, operators don’t have ownership over the land or restaurant itself. The company pays all startup costs including real estate, construction and equipment. Operators may not own other outside businesses.

“The reason why it’s only $10,000 is because Chick-Fil-A controls everything,” said Joel Libava, a consultant in franchises. “You can call yourself a franchisee, but you’re an operator.”

[Sideways_8]

I hope all this attention prompts them to build a few more in my area. Food is alright and I get paid to inspect their earthwork and slabs. Win for me.

[KD5NRH]

On top of that CFA only allows the franchisee to own 1 store, in very, very rare instances does it allow them to own more than one.

And I suspect they're fairly picky about the operator actually being personally involved, at least in the sense of getting their butt into the store on a regular basis.  I've seen a lot of chain businesses go down the toilet because of franchisees who own a dozen or more stores scattered over a couple hundred miles, and may set foot in a given store once a quarter, if that, and always on the same shift. 

[French G.]

I love my Jesus chicken, mainly because they and Panera seem to be the only fast joints that don't douse their salads with preservatives. At least the only two that don't make me explosively ill..

But, I hate the whole "can I have a name for your order?" It is hugely inefficient and matters not when they deliver your food based on a colored marker they give you. But fear not, solutions! My dad picks random biblical names. I am partial to Mohammed or Achmed properly coughed out. Sure to make someone nervous.

[Perd Hapley]

I love my Jesus chicken, mainly because they and Panera seem to be the only fast joints that don't douse their salads with preservatives. At least the only two that don't make me explosively ill..

But Panera has the dreaded, self-order kiosks, so we must hate them.

[Andiron]

Attempted a CFA run this evening with our trip to the table top gaming place.  No dice.  You literally couldn't get into the parking lot.  All the spaces were full and the drive thru line snaked around the building to the road.  At 8:00 pm 

I really want to believe at least a handful of those are "You're not the boss of me!" buys.

[Scout26]

Fear not.  The Democrats have a solution !!!

http://babylonbee.com/news/house-democrats-draft-legislation-that-would-make-it-a-hate-crime-to-eat-at-chick-fil-a/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=dwbrand










 

[French G.]

But Panera has the dreaded, self-order kiosks, so we must hate them.

Get the Cobb salad, swap the chicken for steak, or add steak, Thai dressing. Best store salad. Second best is the CFA market salad, swap in crispy chicken for the grilled. Throw diet out window because waffle fries. Stay for the cookies and cream shake.

[RoadKingLarry]

But Panera has the dreaded, self-order kiosks, so we must hate them.

All of them around here are posted ''No guns"

*expletive deleted*ck a bunch of Panera.

[Perd Hapley]

All of them around here are posted ''No guns"

*expletive deleted*ck a bunch of Panera.

Not here. Also, here, they're called St. Louis Bread Co.